Bed rail hook adjustment



July 19,'1960 D. P. ROYCE BED RAIL Hoox ADJUSTMENT 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 6, 1958 lNVENTR DRAPER P. ROYCE ATTORNEY July 19, 1960 D. P. ROYCE 2,945,243

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lNvf-:NroR DRAPER I? ROYCE -ATTORNEY This invention relates toV a new andimproved adjustable bed hook, and the object of thelinvention resides in the provision of a new and improved bed hook for `attachment to they end of a bed rail or to the spring frame or mattress support, etc., for connection to the head and footfboards of the bedstead or the like wherein said bed 2,945,243 Patented July 19,1960' iCC board.

hooks are adjustable in a lateral direction, i.e., `trans- V'er'sely of the bedstead, in' order'to laccommodate differences `inthe distance between the slots which yreceive lthe bed hooks; and the provisionof bed hooks provided with offset ends, again providing for an adjustment; and

' the provision of a bed hook extension or attachment to provide for differences in length, etc. with respect to the distances between the headboard and the footboard of the bedstead.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had in which Fig. 1 is a plan view, partly in section, illustrating a form of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation, looking in the direction of arrow 2 in Fig. 1;

Fisg. 3 and 4 are sectional views taken on the respective lines in Fig. l; Fig. 5 is a plan View illustrating the action of the adjustment of the bed hook;

to the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 6Y is a plan view of a single bed hook illustrating i a modification;

Fig. 7 is a view in elevation, looking in the direction of arrow 7 in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 shows a further modification;

Fig. 9 is a view in elevation, looking in the direction of arrow 9 in Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 shows a further modification;

Fig. 1l is a view in elevation, looking in the direction of arrow 11 in Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 shows a still further modification;

Fig. 13 is a View in elevation, looking in the direction of arrow 13 in Fig. 12;

Fig. 14 is a plan view showing a modification and including an extension;

Fig. l5 is a -view in elevation, looking in the direction of arrow 15 in Fig. 14;

Fig. 16 shows a still further modification; and

Fig. 17 is a view in elevation, looking in the direction of arrow 17 in Fig. 16.

The present invention is directed to an improvement in bed hooks, and in therillustration in the present case, these bed hooks lare of more or less conventional design including as shown in Fig. 2, a pair of downwardlyturned hooks 10 and 12 which are adapted to provide blights adapted to rest on the cross-pins at 14, 16 respectively, these pins being located in the slot as at 18 in the head-board and foot-board of the bed or corner post of certain types of beds, etc., indicated in general at 20.

It is believed that those skilled in the art will well In the present case, the hooks 10 and 12 are formed as a part of a plate 22 which has preferably an outline asf'shown in Fig. 2. This plate is attached to the bed rail 24, which may also be the longitudinal frame member of a mattress or spring-supporting frame such as are` well known in the art, and in this case comprises either a longitudinal board or an angle-iron such as is shown in Figs.`1 to 4 inclusive.

The plate 22 is provided with avnut-and-bolt fastening, or similar type of fastening 26. This is originally made -as a loose connection so that the plate is pivotable as indicated in Fig. ,5 about a vertical axis `to engage the hooks 1()V and .12 in the slot 18 and over the pins 14 and 16, even thoughtheremay .be somewhat of a discrepancy between thedistancebetween 'slots 1 8, 18 in Fig. 1 and the` distance-'between thehooks themselves, which have been indicated in general in this case a s showing similar members in duplicate, one at each sidev of the bed.

The plate 22 -is provided with a pin 28 extending laterally thereof and receivable in a hole of like size and shape as indicated at 30 in Fig. 4. This hole is located in the vertical member of the angle-iron 24 and `guides the plate 22 as illustrated in Fig. 5 and maintains the same in horizontal position so that it will not pivot downwardly about the fastenings 26 as a pivot axis.

Once the hooks have been properly inserted as shown in Fig. l, then the fastenings 26 may be tightened to the extent desired in order to make a firm solid connection for the adjustable bed hooks as above described.

As shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the construction of Fig. 1 is repeated except yfor the provision of an offset at 32 which extends as illustrated in a direction opposite to the offset at 34 in Fig. 1. This of course provides for an extra adjustment and merely involves positioning the pin 28 to extend in the opposite direction wtih respect to the main body portion 34 of the bed hook. Otherwise the construction of Figs. 6 and 7 is the same as that shown in Fig. l.

Figs. 8 and 9 show a modification wherein the bed hook plate 36 is provided with an indented, bent-up tongue or the like 38 which is projectable through an opening 40 in the bed rail itself. In this case' also, the construction is otherwise the same, the bent-up tab 38 providing for a very simple and inexpensive manner of holding the bed hook plate in horizontal position until the fastening 26 is finally tightened to the desired degree.

In Figs. l0 and 11 there is shown a cross member or angle-iron 42 which is provided with an end spur or projection 44 and this is adapted to extend through a like hole or slot in the plate 46. Otherwise, however, this spur or extension 44 acts in the same manner as before to hold the plate 46 vertically until final tightening of the fastening 26 as explained with regard to the alternative constructions above.

Figs. 12 and 13 vshow another alternative which is quite similar to that in Fig. 8 but in this case the tongue tab 48 is formed in the nature of a U-shaped member which extends through a hole as at 50 in the side rail 52 of the bed frame. In this case, also, the construction and operation is otherwise the same as above described.

In Figs. 14 and 15 there is shown4 a modified construction in which there is a plate 54 adapted to be finally fastened by a fastener Z6 to the side of the bed frame or rail as at 24, and this member is exactly the same as shown previously in Fig. 1. However, in this case there is `an extension plate 56 which is provided witha rivet or the like 58 and this forms an extension of plate 54 so as to elongate the bed, the bed` hooks being shown at 60 and in dotted lines asian. alternative position forithe 'olf set62.

In this ease the-pin 64extends`throughthe rsarnejhole` in member 24 that the pin 28 did in Fig. Vl, butl` it willfbe seen thaty a very simple construction has been provided` for elongating the hook merely by applying the plate 54to the bed hook plate v56 which Vmay be just like theplate at 22 as shown inFig. 2. Y l

In Figs. 16 and 17 there vis ra kvariation which merely resides in the fact that thevpin 66 is applied to the plate 68 at the `side as was the case inFig. v6 but oppositely thereto, thus providingan extra adjustment of the `bed hookV in this ligure, as will be clear to thoseskilled inthe art. Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wishto be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set`forthin the'clairnsfbut what I claim is:

1. A bed rail hook comprisinga plate normally having aY lateral adjustment, a hook on the'l plate, afastener for theV plate remote from the hook to loosely secure the plate '2,160,174

to a bed rail or the like, and interengaging means between the plate and the bed railholding theplatelagainst prvoting'on the. fastener, said fastener being adapted vtov be tightened to move the plate toward the bed rail when the hook is.proper1yengaged,.said interengaging means being in the form of a lateral extension on the plate engageable in a hole in the bed rail.

2. The bed rail hook of claim 1 wherein said lateral extension is a lateral bent-out piece on the plate engageable in a hole in the bed rail.

3. A bed rail hook comprising a plate, a hook thereon,

a fastener for the plateremote from the hook to loosely secure the plate to a bed rail or the like, and interengaging means betweenftheuplate and the bed rail holding theplate against pivoting on the fastener, said plate securing means being adapted to be tightened when the hook is i properly engaged, andan Aextension plate between the bed References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 37,560 Babcock Feb. 3, 1863 634,065 Pack 'Oct. 3, 1899 945,280 VLindberg Ian. 4, 1910 .1,235,679 Gerberich Aug. 7, 1917 Scalera, v May 30, 1939 V2,169,138 Causey' Aug. 8, 193.9 2,562,053 Y 'Mars July 24, 1951 1952 27,582,035 Y Hill. Jan. 8, 

